"I wanted to take a moment to rave about Chula Vista Auto Care on Broadway in Chula Vista. I've been a loyal customer for about 7 years, and throughout all this time, I've consistently received exceptional service--always above and beyond. Chris the owner is nice professional, but Israel the manager the guy who runs the shop is AMAZING and goes Above And Beyond, with Great communication always keeping you informed with pricing & time management , THEY really do have a fantastic team--they always do their best to get you in and out efficiently while addressing every concern. The technicians are top-notch, and I really appreciate their fair pricing, outstanding customer service, and their honesty. If you're looking for a mechanic shop you can truly trust, this is the place. Give them a try--you won't be disappointed! Israel and his team are ready to take great care of you. I have referred the Shop to all of my friends and family, and now they all use this mechanic shop and there are all, please just as I am! read more

I came in for my car which was running rough and misfiring. Within an hour Israel let me know that I needed new spark plugs and 1 ignition coil went bad. He had everything done within another hour. Excellent customer service! Thank you Israel! read more

They were able to perform a drive cycle relearn. I had tried over and over for months. They did it in 30 minutes. Seriously, saved me. Thank you! read more

My family and I have been using Chula Vista Auto Care for our smog needs for approximately 5 plus years. Although the garage was busy with other cars, I was able to get in and out within 30 minutes from the time I checked in. Thank you Israel for making that happen and for honoring the discount. My experience at experience at Chula Vista Auto Care was good one read more

I've been coming here for years, at least 10+. So the fact that he did me so dirty is unbelievable. Jaw dropping really. Left my car for repair. Payed $1100 upon pick up. When I drove off everything felt fine and then I took a turn left and that's when I noticed it. My outside rearview mirror was broken and just swaying back and forth. Immediately I turned around and went back to cv auto care. I said hey what happened to my mirror. Either you guys broke my mirror or somebody driving through hit the mirror and broke it. He just looked at me and said well we don't know, I don't know. I said check the cameras and he says to me, they don't work. Which is a bold face lie because I asked the gentleman who sells cars on the same lot if they worked and he said that they do. Then (and here's the real kicker) the mechanic tells me if I buy the mirror he'll put it on for free. In all the years and all the cars this guy has never done anything for free. Boom! That's how I know he fu#%*+ did it. But wait it gets worse. My car was also missing a light not the bulb and actual light when I asked him for it he couldn't find it. Wtf! Of course I left pissed off. Filed a complaint with the better business bureau which he responds to and to try and smooth it out with the bbb he sends me a text asking me driver side mirror right (which he knows what mirror come on now) I texted him yup and that was over two months ago. He basically was just trying to get the bbb of his a##. I'm a single widowed mom living in California life is hard enough for me. So yeah. My mirror still swings back and forth when I turn which is super dangerous but he doesn't give a f#%^. Straight assh#%^. read more

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Chula Vista Auto Care has done most of my mechanical work on my cars & they've always done an outstanding job! They're hard working, efficient & very professional. Israel is very communicative & detailed plus his whole staff are amazing!! Thank you !!! read more

I'm frugal and like a good deal, so a $20 coupon for a smog check made it worth it for me to go a little out of the way to find this place. I pulled in and after I gave him my keys he said it would be 30 minutes or less. Then I started reading the yelp reviews and got really nervous that I was going to have a one star experience and they might renig on my coupon. The pit was growing in my stomach as I read more and more bad reviews, but after only 15 minutes my car was ready. My palms were getting moist as he prepared the bill. "That will be $30." Whew! Huge sigh of relief....I didn't get ripped off!! I think that's the least I've paid for a smog in San Diego. This coupon came straight off my printer after doing a google search by the way. read more

Beware! It's TRUE about the false advertising. I didnt want to believe it. Went in with my $20 (plus 8 for certificate) coupon and they said no, it would be $68 plus however much for certificate. I said no thank u, the coupon says 20 for cars 1996 and newer. They continued to argue that the car is too old and doesnt qualify for the $20 price. We say no and try to leave and they say theyll lower the total price to 50:/ ok fine we agree. So instead of $28 I agree to $50. Smh. It failed but I've had cars in the past not fail at places and that's not the issue but the reason they failed it. Took it to another shop today and passed. They stole $50 from me and how could I not warn my fellow Yelpers and community... read more

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Smog check 20 minutes. Great service great price. Came here because my husband said this was the place to go to!

I highly recommend, from my experiences at this business, that everybody stay far far away from this place. I came here for my smog check after getting my car worked on at my own mechanic. I only came here because it was such a cheap smog inspection from a coupon I find in a local magazine. Only 20 bucks for a smog! Can't beat that right?? Well they offer that if you fail the smog they will offer a free retest just so long as you get all the repairs and work done there. ( http://i67.tinypic.com/2dkxxty.jpg ) So, my smog failed and said "not ready" and then Eddie came up and shoed me the paperwork and told me I needed a catalytic converter! I just got my vehicle repaired my by own mechanic and I knew I did not need need a catalytic converter. I understand my car may not have been ready due to it just having been repaired, as it needs to be driven a bit before it can pass smog, however Eddie told me I need a new catalytic converter just because it said "catalyst" on the bottom left of the report- (http://i65.tinypic.com/1z65is2.jpg ) which I felt he was trying to scam me into buying something I didn't even need. I felt as though he was trying to take advantage of me thinking I had no idea about anything. As soon as he brought it up too he said right away "we can't make our machine fail your car." I understood that but I don't understand why he told me I needed a repair when I didn't. I brought this up with the owner, Chris, and asked for my money back and he gave it back to me after I explained what happened with his employee Eddie telling me I needed a repair when I didn't need one. Update: Literally RIGHT after I posted this review I got a response from the owner callling me a "BULLY" and saying hes going to sue me personally if Yelp does not take down my reviews. Also, my phone has been blowing up all day about cars for sale on craigslist that I never posted. read more

I have a diesel car that needed a desperate oil change. I called a day ahead and was asked to come early morning because they get busy. I arrived exactly at 8am and service was done in less than 20min. Ismael helped me out and gave me great advice on my car maintenance. I will be coming back for my car needs. Staff is knowledgeable, courteous and just pleasant. THANK YOU guys!! read more

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They quoted me on the phone $39.99. they said 30 minutes and said I could sit on the deck of their adjacent business. The manager didn't speak English, not a problem, I speak Spanish. I waited about 45 minutes before walking back to the service station to just see them eating tacos and shooting the shit. I get it was taco Tuesday but I needed the restroom that they didn't have. Next manager tried to charge me $67... immediately changed the invoice when I told him what I was quoted but tried to short change my $100 by giving me $40 change. Time on my smog cert said it had been completed 25 minutes prior...they just didn't give a ....to yell across the parking lot ** Not taking a shot at the mechanic not speaking English, don't even try to make it like that. Only two cars came in after I did. That's it two cars...your guys weren't busy and yes they had a dirty restroom that was occupied while I tried to use it and your manager did try and give me $40 instead of $60 for change until I called him out. read more

Went in for a smog check after calling business. They quoted me over the phone for 49$. But when I got there they charged me 67$. The customer service was bad. The guy was very rude and when I called him out on the 49$ quote he played stupid. Uh I don't remember quoting you that. I get about a thousand calls everyday. Another lie the phone wasn't even ringing when I got there. You don't have to lie on top of another lie. Anyways shady business Don't even think of coming here. P.S. The only plus was the car was done in 10 minutes. read more

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I've been taking my cars to these guys for years, I never had any problems with them. Repairs are done quickly, smog have been taken care of. No problems what so ever. Victor and his staff always take care of me and my cars. Will definitely come back again and again. read more

Thought I'd give this Smog place a try. They have a very slick website and had advertised $19.99 smog plus certificate ($8.00). I arrived prior to 8am to be there right at opening. Watched the garage open up and at 8am left my vehicle and approached one of the smog guys. As I approached, he said to wait another 10 minutes. Sure. I waited until he motioned for me to come. I told him I came because of the coupon on the website. He said that did not apply to my vehicle. Okay, I get that. My Pathfinder is a 1999. He states that it will $42 +$8 for certificate with a total of $50. Higher than the last place I had taken it too, but I'm there, so I agree. Smog takes about 20 minutes, my Pathfinder had to go on a Dyno. As I watched, the smog guy puts my vehicle on a lift and raises it in the air. Interesting. I've been to many smog places and have never had my vehicle in the air for smog. Just an observation. They motioned to me that my Pathfinder was done. It passed. They charge me the $50 plus a 3% credit/debit card fee(?!) for a total of $51.50 (this is the 1st time I've been charged a fee in all the smog places I have been to. With a family of 5, we have a few cars). I get it that business is slow and you have to look for opportunities to make sales but if you put my vehicle in the air, there better be a reason or an explanation why and to charge a 3% credit/debit fee, seriously. Anyway, 4 stars for almost a fast smog and passing at that. read more

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BEWARE!!! They advertise smog check at $19.99+ certificate Called them and they said $29.99 our the door including certificate. Showed up and of course that price doesn't apply to my car. They asked me $69.99 + certificate. The most expensive I was ever quoted so far. read more

I brought my car in for a brake and light inspection. If you are aware of the procedure of this inspection it requires the technician to remove your tires and rear brake drums /rotors and pads. Two days later after bringing it in this shop my rear brakes locked up and almost caused a collision which scared me a lot. The manger name is victor and the owners name is chris. They refused to repair my vehicle or even inspect it to check if they had made a mistake while put the vehicle back together. Never bring your car to this place they don't care about their customers at all. The guy in the picture is named victor. We drive every day at 65 mph to get around town don't put your life at risk don't trust this place. read more

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Horrible experience at this shop. They lied about the price. The employee inside told me it's $30 for a smog, and that he would be done in 30 minutes. That sounded good, but it took them over hour for a simple smog, and ended up being $48.24. He told me they have to charge me for the Certificate as well. I would of been fine if they would of said that was the price from beginning, but that just shows dishonesty in there business practice. I then find out they're inspecting my car for repair work, which I didn't asked for. Just another way to get people to spend money at there shop. If I would of asked for more then a smog, then I get it. The fact is the price is false, and they take an hour for a smog on a un busy Wednesday. I'll never reccomend this shop to no one, unless they like dishonest buisness. Edit: I will not take my review down, the fact is you try sell people on a price that's false. There's no need to tell people it's $30 when thats a gimmick you use before you give the real price. Look at other reviews from yelp, I'm not the only person. Not to mention I never asked for someone to check if I needed a valve cover gasket, that has nothing do with my smog. A visual inspection, and check your OBD 2 scanner to make sure my monitors are ready to pass smog, would have been a lot less complicated, that would of been maybe 20 minutes of time. read more

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I was quoted $900 for a catalytic converter that I did not need $900 to install it and that I also had an exahust leak. Then $1200 to reset a ecu adaption. They said there was no way the car would pass smog unless I did that. I know I didn't have an exahust leak cause I went to the muffler shop the day before. I know I didn't need another catalytic converter to pass smog. But the ecu adaption I did need which takes about 2 minutes to do. You plug in the OBD2 and reset it they wanted $1200. I ended up taking my car to Marco Polo in La Jolla and they reset the ecu adaption for free he said that's an easy fix come on down and I'll do it free. I then went to smog check and passed. CROOKED BEYOND BELIEF. I dont know if that's the guys business or if hes working for someone but it's just wrong on all levels. read more

Eek!! Eek!! Eek!! SO VERY, VERY DISAPPOINTED. 1. Very UNFRIENDLY service. 2. OVERCHARGED for smog test. Showed them a flyer I printed out that day with the price for their smog test. Noticed what I was charged was higher than what was on their flyer. They did not care and would not reduce the amount to match their own flyer. 3. They had a deal on an oil change. I referenced their own flyer. Told me they could not honor it, because my car needed a synthetic oil change. COST FOR THAT MORE THAN TWICE AS MUCH. I will never do business with these guys again. VERY, VERY DISAPPOINTING!!!!!! Response to owner response: Maybe a course in basic math would come in handy. As you can see from my previous reviews I have many more 5 star reviews than 1 star reviews. Please do NOT try to fool the people with your misrepresentation of the facts. It will lead to people distrusting your company even more. read more

Great mechanics, great manager!! Victor was quick and efficient in working on my truck. Explained to him what I thought was the issue and how I troubleshoot the problem. He confirmed what I thought was the issue and gave me the best price after searching multiple service centers. With in the hour my truck was fixed and back on the road. Derrek walked me through the whole thing. These guys are legit, efficient and comforting to customers, I will be reusing them for my routine maintenance in the future with all my vehicles. read more

Thank you Chris for being so communicative and friendly during our Yelp interactions! I appreciate your customer service skills and am thankful for your team as well, Eddie was very nice and informative too! Will definitely be returning for my regular car maintenance. read more

Took my 2008 BMW 5 Series here to get smog checked and in and out in about 30mins. Funny thing is, wasn't the place I was heading to, googled a testing center near me and it said Broadway and L Street...any way, the gentleman that helped me out was professional and courteous. $30 in and out. Please mention you saw them online otherwise Smog testing is double LOL. I'd take my next vehicle in and smog checked from these gents again. Thanks! read more

Eddie is absolutely fantabulous. I had previously called for a Smog/Certificate quote and was told with coupon out the door $30.00.... What a deal unheard of. I came on a Saturday afternoon around 12:30pm was in and out in about 20 mins or less. I certainly recommend this location for any of your vehicle needs not just Smog. I got the feeling they are honest and want to do whatever they can to have repeat business. By either you or your referral. People this is the place to go and also a tip I received from Eddie if you are wanting to salsa, meringue, cha cha, samba etc the place to go is the La Jolla Marriott Salsa Night(s) on weekends. Check it out. I plan to. read more

This place had car for about two weeks or more just to tell me that it was the key to my car dash board panel was broken parts was exchanged on my 2006 Nissan maxima it dont drive the same i dont even want my car now and i should have known i never leave my car anywhere for more then 24 hr. I will be handling this not letting this go... read more

Went in for a repair on my fan about a year ago and got charged 800 dollars. They took advantage of the fact that I was a woman and desperate for help as my car has been overheating on me on the highway. I know a repair like that doesn't cost that much. DO NOT GO HERE! They are out to steal your money. read more

Extremely satisfied and I am the worst critic of all Very nice people very honest very reasonable I will bring all my work to them Thank you for the awesome service! read more

This week, I was provided with excellent service at your repair facility. I am highly pleased with the professional manner in which your mechanics serviced my vehicle. Chris and Eddie definitely provide wonderful customer service and integrity. Thanks again! read more

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They take care of their customers! I have been going there for years and I appreciate all their hard work and professionalism! You feel like a member of the family there. I also believe they do not rip women off like other mechanics have a tendency to do. I know that how you treat people is one of the most important things in life and when I go there I am treated with dignity and respect and I trust that they will take care of my car. I appreciate them and am glad they are there when I need them. read more

I've been here twice for a smog check and both times they recognized the coupon, $30 out the door. The manager was friendly and it was nice that they had a waiting area with a TV. If you don't come at a peak time, the wait is not too long. I would come back here for a smog check. read more

Came in a while back to get service done on my honda because it had the check engine light on.The so-called mechanic tells me it's gonna take some work because it had to do with gas fumes.Long story short, he ended up charging me 300.00!!!! So I thought the problem was fixed. ....Wrong!!!!! Took the care back and was told it's something else.Are you kidding me.Stay away from this place, they will rip you off. read more

I went today for my smog check service was AWESOME ,fast, and with my coupon was a very good deal. Outstanding Eddie with his customer service. Definitely I recommend this place. read more

Zero stars.......people DO NOT take your vehicle's here for any work they left my truck in worse conditions than what it was when I took it in, I played alot and now my truck doesn't start Eddie is a liar and he gets over on women!!!! And I payed to get the leak fixed and it's still leaks!! read more

Was told to go early in the morning for a fast diagnostic on my car. Arrived at 9:00 am they had no other cars ahead of mine and they told me it would be a 2-3 hour wait. I called at 12:00 and they told me it would be another hour wait. Finally around 1:00 they told me to fix the car it would be $1,700 at least 2 weeks and possibly longer. Supposedly my car had a "leak" despite there being no evidence of this and my oil tank being full. They also claimed the car needed to have the motor checked and this would all take 2 weeks or more?! When I told them I did not want to do business with them given the price, that they took too long to run a diagnostic and that I didn't trust they'd truly take 2 weeks to fix the car, the guy got very upset and was rude upon my picking up my car. They never apologized for taking long. This place is a rip off. I went back to my mechanic with the diagnostic in hand and he will be fixing for a fraction of the cost. read more

Quick and easy smog service. Came here a while back ago and had a negative experience but decided to give it another shot & it's under new management. Would totally recommend!! read more

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I was very impressed by the shop. I originally thought they were going to gallery, but no they're very professional they handle business and I pay exactly what I was quoted. I would definitely recommend using his place for smog and look for coupons on the website for this place that's all I want to say thank you. read more

Thank you Eddie for the speedy and friendly service.

Brought my car for an oil change, and pricing was GREAT, very competitive, Took about an hour, could have been faster..we'll I wish it would have been faster. At the end the guy who quoted me, told me it was about 25 more dollars, which was not too bad overall, but it pissed me off that he didn't mention it until the end, it made sense (pricing) but still would want to be updated before any changes. Luckily I was in a good mood, got over it Will probably be back !! read more

If you ever need to get your car fixed or checked out please don't go to this place. Why? Well let me tell you a story... see for a few days almost two weeks my car was taking a long time to turn on. Sometimes it took so long I thought it wasn't going to turn on. We checked the car and tried to figure out ourselves what was wrong and maybe try and fix the issue. However that was unsuccessful. So on Monday I finally decided I needed to take it to a mechanic because I needed to make sure everything was okay since I was going to need to do a smog test on my car for my new registration. So we went to the Chula Vista Auto Care where they told me they would check it out and find the issue and call me to let me know. It would cost me $90 dollars just to do the diagnostic but would waive it if I fixed the issue with them. Good deal right? I thought so, so I left my car and went home. About an hour later they called me to tell me the issue, the mechanic said that it was my gas pump, he said it had low pressure causing my car to have trouble starting. He then goes on to tell me that the part would cost me $790 and labor would be an extra $200!!! I was like ... The thing is I was ready to pay that money because I really needed my car but the bf decided to get a second opinion. His family had a mechanic friend they trusted so we went to pick up my car and paid the $90. Long story short, I went to pick up my car yesterday and the guy with almost a smirk on his face asks us, "so you wan to know what was wrong with your car?" We are like, okay. Now get ready everyone! He says, " it was your car battery all along, it doesn't work." We were like omg! are you kidding me??!?!?!? I couldn't believe it. Here we were trusting this guy at the Chula Vista Auto Care in telling me what was wrong with my car and he is trying to rip me off! All I can say is thank god to second opinions & honest people, I only paid $65 in the end for the damn issue. But yes people don't go to the Chula Vista Auto Care!!!! Update: They replied back to my review. Christopher, my battery is now new and my car runs perfectly fine now. It doesn't take long for it to start at all! read more

Found this place on a recommendation from my mechanic. If you need a Star Certified Smog Check Center, THIS is the place to go. I was greeted as soon as I got up to the door, and was greeted by Chris and Eddie (who also had a shirt that said Chris on it...these guys have a great sense of humor). They took me right away, and the smog check was Super Fast! Literally, about 20 minutes after I arrived, I had my paperwork and was on my way! I will definitely be bringing all of my vehicles here from now on. Thanks, guys!!! read more

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